RIBA voter rule change was ‘just bad timing’, former president says

Ben Derbyshire

Ben Derbyshire claims decision to restrict new members from voting in upcoming presidential election was not intended to be ‘exclusive’

The RIBA’s controversial decision to bar new members from voting in this year’s presidential election was not intended to be “exclusive”, the institution’s former president Ben Derbyshire has said.

Voting for RIBA’s next president is set to open on 28 June, but members who joined after 23 April will not be eligible to vote under a new rule brought in last month.

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